Skeleton found in Scotland may be Irish Viking king

A skeleton discovered on an archaeological dig in East Lothian in Scotland is believed to be that of a 10th century Irish Viking king.

The bones, along with a belt similar to those worn by members of the Viking nobility in Ireland during the period, were found during a dig at Auldhame near North Berwick in 2005.

It is thought the young male adult may have spent time in the household of Olaf Guthfrithsson, who ruled as King of Dublin and Northumbria in England from 934 to 941, or may even be the king himself.